Processing Traceability™ is the TerraForestry™ + AgriTrace™ layer that maintains a digital chain of custody as harvested agricultural material moves through sorting, grading, processing, extraction, formulation, packaging, and finished-product release.
From Harvest Lot to Finished Product
1. Raw Material Receipt
Every incoming Harvest Lot receives a digital receiving record containing:
- Harvest Lot ID
- Farm / Farm Block ID
- Tree ID(s), where applicable
- Supplier or originating plantation
- Date and time received
- Received quantity
- Material type
- Condition upon receipt
- Receiving personnel
- Supporting photographs and documents
Harvest Lot → Processing Intake Record
2. Sorting & Grading
Raw material can be assigned a processing classification based on the enterprise’s approved grading system:
- Material category
- Grade
- Physical characteristics
- Resin-bearing characteristics
- Moisture status
- Foreign-material inspection
- Accepted / rejected quantity
Every classification remains linked to its original Harvest Lot.
3. Processing Batch Creation
Each processing operation receives a unique Processing Batch ID™.
For example:
PB-AGW-2038-042
Linked to:
Harvest Lot: TF-HL-2038-017
Raw Material: Agarwood-bearing wood
Input Quantity: Verified batch quantity
Processing Date: Recorded
Processing Method: Approved process
Operator: Authorized personnel
This creates a permanent digital connection between source material and processing output.
4. Process Event Records
TerraForestry™ / AgriTrace™ can record each major processing step:
Raw Material
↓
Sorting
↓
Size Reduction / Preparation
↓
Processing / Extraction
↓
Separation / Filtration
↓
Concentration / Refinement
↓
Quality Control
↓
Finished Batch
Each stage can capture:
- Date/time
- Equipment or processing line
- Operator
- Input quantity
- Output quantity
- Process parameters
- Material losses
- Intermediate batch number
- QC status
5. Mass Balance & Yield
A major capability of Processing Traceability™ is digital mass-balance tracking.
For example:
Harvest Lot
→ 100 kg raw material
Processing Batch
→ 92 kg usable input
→ 8 kg processing loss
Intermediate Product
→ Recorded output
Finished Product
→ Final verified quantity
This provides a documented relationship between input, transformation, recovery, and output.
6. Batch Splitting & Consolidation
The system can preserve traceability even when batches change structure.
One-to-Many
One Harvest Lot
→ Processing Batch A
→ Processing Batch B
→ Processing Batch C
Many-to-One
Harvest Lot A
- Harvest Lot B
- Harvest Lot C
→ Processing Batch D
The system retains the underlying source relationships rather than losing provenance during batch consolidation.
7. Quality Control
Each processing batch can be connected to its QC record:
- Sample ID
- Test date
- Test method
- Laboratory / analyst
- Physical specifications
- Chemical or analytical results
- Microbiological results where applicable
- Conformance status
- Certificate or laboratory report
Processing Batch → QC Record → Release Decision
8. Finished Product Traceability
The final product receives a unique Product Batch ID™.
For an agarwood value chain:
Tree ID™
↓
Harvest Lot
↓
Processing Batch
↓
Oud Oil Batch
↓
Formulation Batch
↓
Finished Product Batch
↓
Packaging / QR Code
This creates a continuous provenance pathway from plantation to customer.
Digital Chain of Custody
Processing Traceability™ answers five critical questions:
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
Originating farm, block, and harvest lot.
WHAT WAS DONE TO IT?
Documented processing history.
HOW MUCH WAS USED?
Input/output and mass-balance records.
WHO HANDLED IT?
Authorized operators and custody transfers.
WHAT DID IT BECOME?
Intermediate and finished-product batch identity.
Processing Intelligence
Accumulated processing data can also support:
- Yield optimization
- Batch comparison
- Cost analysis
- Material-loss monitoring
- Quality trending
- Production planning
- Supplier evaluation
- Process improvement
- Inventory management
- ESG and sustainability reporting
TerraForestry™ + AgriTrace™ Architecture
Farm Block
↓
Digital Tree ID™
↓
Treatment & Induction Records™
↓
Harvest Traceability™
↓
Processing Traceability™
↓
Product Traceability
↓
Market / Customer
PROCESSING TRACEABILITY™
“From Raw Material to Finished Product — Every Transformation Documented.”